Man in his 30s alleged to have punched the 79-year-old retired bishop in the face in a train carriage.
Over 5.2 million adults and children have gone through the safe environment programme in the US - Mgr Steve Rossetti.
First national safeguarding conference hosted by the National Board marks a significant milestone on the safeguarding journey: Archbishop Eamon Martin.
Spiritual support service for survivors whose faith has been damaged by sexual abuse.
“If we as priests don’t encourage this culture of discernment, the young men who want to become priests ... will slip through the cracks.”
Sixth tranche of audits reviewed 18 religious congregations and found that support for complainants of abuse was inconsistent and not good enough.
"The Church and media share similar goals - to seek out the truth and highlight injustice," Archbishop Eamon Martin tells Radharc Trust awards ceremony.
Reviews praise progress made in dioceses of Cloyne, Dublin, Killaloe and Meath.
Guidelines exempt bishops from reporting abuse cases to civil authorities.
Exclusion of elderly priests from ministry because of a 'mistake' in earlier life questioned.
Former CEO accuses Church authorities of limiting NBSCCCI's role “by covert means.”
Report gives no acknowledgement of safeguarding guidelines now in place.
Teresa Devlin will take up her new role on 1 February.
Six dioceses and two religious congregations reviewed.
Report finds culture of safeguarding spreading across all aspects of diocese.
Fr Hugh Kennedy has “not been charged with any criminal offence or allegation" Bishop confirms.
Tribute paid to those working in the Church’s child protection services for the “huge progress” made in safeguarding in recent years.
Watch talk by the author Fr Kevin Egan at IEC2012 on the struggle to claim Catholic identity at this time.
an Elliott, CEO of the NBSCCC, comments on the reports released by six dioceses in regard to their safeguarding practices.
Ian Elliott, CEO of the NBSCCC, discusses how a ‘one church’ approach to safeguarding was fundamental to the development of the NBSCCC and how their ‘Standards’ document serves as the template for all church bodies in Ireland.
Ian Elliott, CEO of the National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland discusses the seven Safeguarding Review Reports on 5th September 2012.
The Visitation to the Dioceses was carried out in the four Metropolitoan Sees during the first few months of 2011. The final report on these findings Summary of the Findings of the Apostolic Visitation in Ireland was released recently.
How can people who suffer abuse be enabled to survive - from the French sur vivre - to live on top of, over and above their stories of trauma and begin to flourish? - asks Barbara Glasson.
A resource to organise prayer services of reparation and repentance to atone for the crimes of clerical sex abuse. This booklet was put together by Father Kevin Scallon CM.
106 pp. Darton Longman and Todd Ltd. To purchase this book online go to www.dltbooks.com
THE BOOK“Not for the faint-hearted. For those who want to support survivors of abuse in practical ways, walking the Lenten journey with Beth Crisp is a great place to start. Confronting and challenging, this [...]
As it did with the Ryan Report, the Columba Press has recently produced an excellent collection of responses to the Dublin/Murphy Report. Ed. by John Littleton and Eamon Maher
Following the publication of the Ferns Report we offer this prayer for the use of those affected by child abuse.
Tony Flannery CSsR writes that the fallout from the sex abuse scandals has had a traumatic effect on priests, who feel isolated, vulnerable, and wonder who will stand up for them if they are falsely accused.
Sr Stanislaus Kennedy on why now more than ever, in the aftermath of clerical sex abuse scandals, the Church must be the advocate of children.
